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Originally Posted by Mass_nerder
The hit was going to be a second or two late, so in that respect, it could be viewed as borderline; however, the hit itself would have been fine. Those kind of "late" hits happen 10 times a game though, and it's pretty clear that Scheifele saw it coming, as he tried to steer out of it.
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Players don't typically shove the back of another player's leg with their foot when they're making a check. Looked like Tkachuk was trying to nudge Scheifele off balance as he came in to make the check.
I don't think it was an egregious attempt to injure. But c'mon. If that's a play Neal makes on Monahan, this board wouldn't be shrugging it off as an unfortunate accident.